Talat Yot ( th, ตลาดยอด, ) is a ''

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'' (subdistrict) of Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, considered to be majority area of Bang Lamphu neighbourhood.

History

Its name after Talat Yot, a large marketplace that used to be located in this area. It was also known as Bang Lumphu. At the beginning it was just a small market, later during the reign of King Nangklao (Rama III) it grew into a bigger market, and there was a major improvement in the year 1902. Talat Yot was a large market in the inner Bangkok ( Rattanakosin Island) in those days. There was a wide variety of goods trading, such as both fresh and dried foods, flowers, incenses and candles, various Thai desserts, gold and jewelry stores, leather stores, fabric shops. They starting from small stores and successively develop, until the reign of King

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(Rama VI) therefore became an important trading centre to date. Moreover, there was another important market near Talat Yot called Talat Norarat, a fruit market outside Rattanakosin Island. In the 1970s, Bang Lamphu consists of three main markets, namely Talat Yot, Talat Turian (

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market), and Talat Nana. For Talat Nana, its name is derived from the surname of Lek Nana, a Thai-Indian politician and

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, who was an owner. It closed down in the 1980s.

Geography

Neighbouring subdistricts are (from the north clockwise): Wat Sam Phraya, Ban Phan Thom (across

Khlong Bang Lamphu Rattanakosin Island ( th, เกาะรัตนโกสินทร์, , ) is a historic area in the Phra Nakhon District in the city of Bangkok, Thailand. It is bordered by the Chao Phraya River to the west and various canals to the east t ...

), Bowon Niwet, Phra Borom Maha Ratchawang, and Chana Songkhram.

Places

Khaosan Road Khaosan Road or Khao San Road ( th, ถนนข้าวสาร, , ) is a short ( long) street in central Bangkok, Thailand constructed in 1892 during the reign of Rama V. It is in the Bang Lamphu area of Phra Nakhon District about north o ...

Rambuttri Road Ram Buttri Road or Soi Ram Buttri ( th, ถนนรามบุตรี, ซอยรามบุตรี, also written as Rambuttri), is a small road, or soi (ซอย; alley), in Bangkok, Thailand. It is situated near Khaosan Road in the Bang ...

and Rong Mai Lane *Tang Hua Seng Department Store *

Phra Sumen Road Phra () is a Thai term that may refer to: *''Phra'', a Thai-language term for Buddhist monk *''Phra'', a Thai-language term for priest *''Phra'', a Thai-language word used as a prefix denoting holy or royal status, including in Thai royal ranks ...

*Tani Road *Chakrabongse Road *Kraisi Road and Kraisi Alley *Sip Sam Hang Road *Chana Songkhram Metropolitan Police Station *

Tanao Road 250px, Tanao Road in phase near Khao San Road Tanao Road ( th, ถนนตะนาว, , ) is a road in Phra Nakhon District, Bangkok, starting from Bamrung Mueang Road at Si Kak Sao Chingcha straight to the north, it is also a boundary li ...

Ratchadamnoen Avenue Ratchadamnoen Avenue ( th, ถนนราชดำเนิน, , , also spelled Rajdamnern) is a historic road in the Phra Nakhon and Dusit Districts of Bangkok, Thailand. Ratchadamnoen Avenue may be the most politically charged thoroughfare ...

* Khok Wua Intersection *Norarat Sathan Bridge * BMA Parking Garage

References

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